1943 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Crosley Field | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Owners | Powel Crosley, Jr. | |
General managers | Warren Giles | |
Managers | Bill McKechnie | |
Radio | WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Dick Nesbitt) | |
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The 1943 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 87–67, 18 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 58–21 | 47–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 18 | 48–29 | 39–38 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 72 | .529 | 23½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 25 | 47–30 | 33–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 74 | 79 | .484 | 30½ | 36–38 | 38–41 |
Boston Braves | 68 | 85 | .444 | 36½ | 38–39 | 30–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 41 | 33–43 | 31–47 |
New York Giants | 55 | 98 | .359 | 49½ | 34–43 | 21–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 12–9 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 3–19 | |||||
Brooklyn | 9–12 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 12–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 16–6–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–12–1 | 6–16–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 4–18 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 14–8–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | — | 7–15–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 19–3 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 15–7–2 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Ray Mueller | 141 | 427 | 111 | .260 | 8 | 52 |
1B | Frank McCormick | 126 | 472 | 143 | .303 | 8 | 59 |
2B | Lonny Frey | 144 | 586 | 154 | .263 | 2 | 43 |
SS | Eddie Miller | 154 | 576 | 129 | .224 | 2 | 71 |
3B | Steve Mesner | 137 | 504 | 137 | .272 | 0 | 52 |
OF | Max Marshall | 132 | 508 | 120 | .236 | 4 | 39 |
OF | Eric Tipton | 140 | 493 | 142 | .288 | 9 | 49 |
OF | Gee Walker | 114 | 429 | 105 | .245 | 3 | 54 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bert Haas | 101 | 332 | 87 | .262 | 4 | 44 |
Estel Crabtree | 95 | 254 | 70 | .276 | 2 | 26 |
Dain Clay | 49 | 93 | 25 | .269 | 0 | 9 |
Woody Williams | 30 | 69 | 26 | .377 | 0 | 11 |
Al Lakeman | 22 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 6 |
Tony DePhillips | 35 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
Mike McCormick | 4 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Aleno | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Brewster | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Lon Goldstein | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Dick West | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Vander Meer | 36 | 289.0 | 15 | 16 | 2.87 | 174 |
Elmer Riddle | 36 | 260.1 | 21 | 11 | 2.63 | 69 |
Bucky Walters | 34 | 246.1 | 15 | 15 | 3.54 | 80 |
Ray Starr | 36 | 217.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.64 | 42 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ed Heusser | 26 | 91.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.46 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Clyde Shoun | 45 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3.06 | 61 |
Joe Beggs | 39 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2.34 | 28 |
Rocky Stone | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 11 |
Bob Malloy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4 |
Jack Niemes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jewel Ens |
A1 | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Johnny Riddle |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse[1]
References
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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